Officials with UnitedHealthcare told News 5, potentially hundreds of qualified parents in our region are unaware they can apply for grants from their Children's Foundation to help cover a child's medical costs up to $5,000 a year, with a lifetime maximum of $10,000.

Parents covered with any commercial insurance with a child up to 16 years old who faces a health-related challenge could qualify. "We find often with therapies, [they] may note be covered [in a parent's commercial insurance plan], there may be different assistance like hearing devices, some surgeries that may not be covered, and so we have found that having this as a resource has been extremely helpful to these families," said Betsy Wood, the Tennessee Foundation Coordinator for UnitedHealthcare.

For more information on qualification and to apply, click on the link below.